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> * Uber charged $1500 to my debut card a few months ago. There's literally nobody you can call about it. And here I thought small claims court was a thing in
by Grollicus 7y ago
> * Uber charged $1500 to my debut card a few months ago. There's literally nobody you can call about it.
And here I thought small claims court was a thing in the US as well
- ataturk 7y agoSmall Claims court is pretty much a joke. You go, the defendant doesn't show, you get a default judgement. You think "great, now they'll pay up" but no, they never do and nothing happens. If it's a small biz, they just change names and keep on screwing people over.
- LurkersWillLurk 7y agoThe problem is that most terms of service include forced arbitration clauses. Even if they don't, you generally have to sue in the jurisdiction where the company is incorporated, which for the vast majority of people, is very far away.
- ipython 7y agoThat's not true, you can sue a company that does business in your state, in your local small claims court. I am not a lawyer, but I have sued out-of-state companies in my home jurisdiction.
- hunter2_ 7y agoIs Uber doing business in a state just by virtue of having customers and contractors in that state? It has offices in various places, but I assume not all states.
- wccrawford 7y agoI am not a lawyer, but my take is: Just customers, no, probably not. Contractors? Yes. Especially contractors that are performing services there.